Chocolate Book Tag!

Thanks to Tina at Booklanders for tagging me! This seems like a really interesting and fun thing to do(even if I have no idea what I'm going to put down right now, haha)

Dark Chocolate: A book the covers a dark topic

Okay, so I just finished reading this. And it deals with the hopelessness that people feel but it does deal with the hope as well. But overall it's a dark book, one that isn't the happiest of reads. But it was a really good read.

White Chocolate: Your favorite humorous read

I just reviewed this about a week ago for Booklanders! It was great. I couldn't stop laughing especially at the interactions between the two characters. If you're looking for a book to read after a sad or dark book than this is definitely what you're looking for!

Milk Chocolate: A book with a lot of hype that you're dying to read

Okay, yes, I haven't read this yet. But in my defense I hadn't really heard of it before they started making the movie. And now I'm keeping busy with work and reviewing that I still haven't gotten a chance to read it. But I swear one day I will sit down and read this book!

Chocolate with Caramel in the Center: A book that makes you feel all gooey in the middle while reading

I was debating on whether or not to put this here or the hot chocolate tag. But then I thought "This one really makes me go awwwww." It's all about soul mates. Caleb is an ace, someone with special abilities in a family with special abilities. He meets Maggie and knows she's the one. And it's so sweet. Caleb is like the perfect guy(if occasionally too perfect) but it was an amazing book and an amazing series. I love reading this series.

Wafer Free Kit-Kat:  Name a book that surprised you recently

Tired of hearing me talk about Toni Aleo yet? No? Well, let me continue then, haha. But I received The Whiskey Prince arc and I loved it! It was an amazing book with a  sweet guy with an Irish brogue, and  an amazing female character, Amberlynn. But what surprised me was how different it is from Toni Aleo's other series, The Assassin's Series. It was so far from that it was actually in a whole different realm. The Assassin's series is all about hockey, the men who play it and the women who fall in love with them. Not to mention they tend to tear each other's clothes off at times(the couple's I mean). But in The Whiskey Prince it's a romantic relationship that means they want to rip each other's clothes off but in this book they don't actually get to that part. It was something different and I liked that Toni did that.

Snickers: A book you are going nuts about

Laces and Lace by Toni Aleo doesn't come out till later in this year! I can't wait for this! I got to meet the characters in the anthology, Seduced by the Game and fell in love. Plus we've got to see Karson a little more as well since but still, I don't think the release date for this book can come quick enough for me!

Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows: A book you turn for a comfort read

I was debating between several books for this(including some of the Harry Potter books) but I decided on Hush, Hush. Mostly because when I'm having a bad day, this book proves that the bad guys can turn into good guys and love does exist. I loved that Patch wasn't perfect and in fact was at one point he was a bad guy. It just makes me feel better about the world when I'm feeling down.

Box of Chocolate: What series/book have you read that you think has a little something for everyone in it?

I couldn't resist putting this down at least one. The Harry Potter Series is what turned me into a real serious bookworm and I love it. I still have all of the books and try to read them at least once. It's got plenty for everyone. And I know that if I ever have kids I will always read this to them because it's an amazing series.

Again, thanks to Tina for tagging me, I tag Christine from Bibliophilic Madness and Rachel at A Perfection Called Books!

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Harry Potter Series 4-7 by J.K. Rowling

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                                       “Hogwarts was the first and best home he had known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned boys, had all found home here. ”
                                                   - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows


Now that we've talked about the first three books of the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling, let's start talking about the last four. This post will talk about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'd just like to say that that quote isn't my first choice, but my first choice might have spoiled the book for those who have yet to read it and since I didn't want to do that, I chose the next best quote, at least in my mind. Doesn't it just make you feel all warm and gushy?

For those readers who like lots of action, these are the books you want to get into. There's dragons, and dungeons and creepy professors and just lots of things to keep your attention or grab it. But if you're going to read these books, you should read the first three first or you'll be wondering what is going on in this magical world.

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Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling 1-3

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                                  "To Harry Potter - the boy who lived!” - J.K. Rowling, 
                                                      Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone


I thought I'd break the Harry Potter Series down a bit so that I can talk about the books in a little more detail without creating one huge post. So, this post will deal with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The next post I write will most likely deal with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and finally Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. But they may be broken up differently depending on how much writing I do about each book. 

I'm going to start off by saying that the Harry Potter Series is one of the best out there and it's certainly my favourite and it probably will be until the day I die. However, after reading these three books for the first time, any time I read the series afterwards I always have to force myself to read these three and not to jump right into the action that starts in The Goblet of Fire. This isn't because they aren't well written or anything that J.K. Rowling has done, I just feel that the action tends to be a little calmer or slower to build.

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Small Update

Okay, so yes I realize that I have yet to post an actual post about books. But I'm working on it, I promise you! I just thought that I'd give you a small update on what my thoughts are going forward.

I thought I'd share a little of how I got started reading. I don't really remember when I first learned to read but since I was little, books always interested me. But it wasn't until the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling that I became addicted. My family always has this Christmas tradition where we all meet up and just celebrate being together. And they also have a present swap. So the way that would work is that the kids would choose from one hat with all of the kids names, and the adults would do the same except for the adults. Now, my cousin was the one who got my name and the only thing she could think of to get me was books. Up until now I had always said that I wouldn't read the Harry Potter Series, who knows why. But my cousin got me the first four books that Christmas and because it  was a present I felt obligated to read them.

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